What color is #F0E2EB?

#F0E2EB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E2EB?

The RGB value is 240, 226, 235: 240 red, 226 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E2EB?

The complementary color is #E2F0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E2EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E2EB color

#F0E2EB rgb(240, 226, 235)

Shades of pink

The hex color #F0E2EB is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.6% green and 92.2% blue (240, 226, 235).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Antarctic Love (#EDDEE6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#F0E2EB color codes

HEX	`#F0E2EB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 226, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 6%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.2, 6.31, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.2, 6.85, 337.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.125, 78.917, 89.698)`
Decimal	`15786731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E2EB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F0E2EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E2EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F0E2EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e2eb; }
.text { color: #f0e2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e2eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 226 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e2eb, #f0e2e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Blush.

Questions

What color is #F0E2EB?: #F0E2EB is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Antarctic Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E2EB?: The RGB value is 240, 226, 235: 240 red, 226 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E2EB?: The complementary color is #E2F0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E2EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.